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All the latest news and media releases from the Health Research Council.
  • Doctor recognised for new bronchiectasis treatment

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    Congratulations to Dr Conroy Wong who has won the $20,000 Value of Medicines Award for his HRC-funded research into bronchiectasis, a debilitating lung disorder with very few effective treatments.
  • Clinical partnerships tackle major health challenges

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    The HRC has awarded more than $750,000 for four research partnership projects that will help improve New Zealand's health care services in the short term.
  • Oral gel treatment reverses low blood sugar in babies

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    A cheap and easy-to-administer dextrose gel should be used to treat low blood sugars in newborns, according to New Zealand research just published in the international medical journal,

  • Breakthrough in brain fertility control

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    Otago researchers, led by Professor Allan Herbison, have made a landmark discovery about how the brain controls fertility in humans.
  • Marae hubs for support during earthquakes

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    A large study of six communities affected by the 2010 and 2011 Christchurch earthquakes has found that marae have played – and continue to play – a leadership role in the rebuild and recovery of th

  • RFP: Pertussis booster immunisation in pregnancy

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    A new Request for Proposals (RFP) will be released this month to fund a piece of research that will investigate pertussis (whooping cough) booster immunisation in pregnancy.
  • E-cigarettes on a par with nicotine patches

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    The first clinical trial to compare e-cigarettes with nicotine patches has found that both methods show comparable success in helping smokers to quit.
  • Effects of alcohol misuse on 20-somethings

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    University of Otago, Christchurch researchers have for the first time quantified exactly what damage alcohol abuse is inflicting on 20-somethings, and in turn society.